STUFFS

EU lowered China solar tariffs. 47.6% pushed back to 11% until Aug to give time for China to address dumping.

Intl Air Transport Ass asked UN to begin regulating its GHG emissions in '20.

NJ's Public Service El & Gas to invest $446M to help expand state's solar energy production.

OR regulators advancing permitting process for coal terminal.

DOE offering $10M to lower prices of LED bulbs.

China giving Costa Rica $900M cred line for refinery expansion.

BP to pump $1B into AK N Slope production. Hopes for $3B project to develop west Prudhoe with partners.

Mid-size (100Kw-2Mw) solar PV projects over 60% of US solar project pipeline.

Brazil govt plans to invest $2.85B in clean/ren energy, biofuel tech research.

iGAS increased shale gas estimates in UK to up to 170TCF. Most likely ~100TCF. 9TCF initial est. UK now uses ~3TCF/yr.

Australian science agency has 3D printer to print PV solar cells at 1 cell/2 seconds rate. 1 of largest printers in world. Prints at room temps, conditions. Cells produced much cheaper than silicon or thin film.

Total partnering with Exxon, Kufpec (Kuwait) in S Sudan exploration.

Honda teaming with Solar City on customer home units with little or no upfront charge.

Universal Bioenergy (UBRG) subsid signed MOA with JSG Solar to build $167M solar farm in NC. 80-100Mw. (That would be a new breakthrough price.)

US to hold 1st auction for offshore wind in Fed waters off Mass, RI next month.

Sumitomo to build 49Mw solar farm in Japan. Est. $180M. April '15 finish.

Portland General Electric to buy $535M wind farm under development in OR. Siemens 2.3Mw turbines. 266Mw. '15 finish.

US approved 2 solar farms, 1 geothermal project on Fed land in AZ, NV. 520Mw total. Solar Reserve 100Mw CSP project in AZ. Terra-Gen Power 70Mw geothermal project in NV. 350Mw solar PV project in NV by Korea El Power unit.

A123 installed 1Mw batt system to stabilize Maui grid. 1 hour el storage. System regulates grid voltage, shifts peak loads, retains excess power from wind energy.

Car Charging Group (CCGI) says lack of EV charging stations across US "biggest hole" in market. "Need infra for people to feel comfortable enough to buy EVs."

SSE (UK), Forth Points got Scot approval for $710M plant to gen el/heat from wood. 120Mw power, 200Mw heat. Imported wood. Online in '17.

Canadian Solar (CSIQ) got $44M loan from China Development Bank to finance project in China. But could be to fund daily ops. No interest for a year.

UK Parliament voted down '30 decarb target.

Japan to help finance Malawi renewables, power corridor.

Philippines approved 50Mw wind farm.